Carling The UK's Number One Lager Selling Hurdle.
Leicester · Sunday, 28 Dec · 17:12
· 2m 4f 110y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:12
Off time
5
Runners
Soft (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.91
10/11
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.33
10/3
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
6.50
11/2
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
21
20/1
07 · —
26
25/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
Casa Loupi (G)
FAV
[T1]
Returned from absence to land a soft ground double at Sandown in January/February but disappointed returning from further 7 months off when tailed off at Windsor last month. Now fitted with first-time tongue tie and sets the standard if an…
|
Caoilin Quinn | G & J Moore | 8 | 72.1 kg |
1.91
10/11
|
| — | 2 | — |
Gavin (G)
[T]
Justified market support with a typically enthusiastic front-running display at Ffos Las (2m, good) in May. Runner-up 4 times since but needs to bounce back from a couple of below-par runs last month. One to consider dropped into a seller.…
|
James Bowen | M Bowen | 7 | 72.1 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 2nd | 3 | — |
Bigz Belief (G)
[PT]
Has made the frame plenty this year but couldn't justify support on first start for Fergal O Brien when well held at Taunton last time, shaping as if needing the run following 7 months off. Likely to be in the mix if back on song with tong…
|
Fern O'Brien | F O'Brien | 8 | 69.9 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 4th | 4 | — |
Carpe Diem (G)
[P]
Promise in maiden hurdles in 2023 but form tailed off over hurdles and fences last season. Won second of 3 starts in small-field points in spring 2025 and not discounted if he can rediscover some form back under Rules.
|
Brendan Powell | D G Bridgwater | 7 | 69.9 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| 5th | 5 | — |
Upthereforthinking (G)
[P]
Modest maiden over hurdles in Ireland for Gavin Cromwell and ran best race for new yard when creditable fifth in a 10-runner C&D handicap last November. Remains to be seen if he can back that up now switched to selling company back from a …
|
S Grantham | J Coulson | 6 | 69.9 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 3rd | 6 | — |
Borna Gem (M)
Point winner who shaped better than the result on bumper debut in May but was beaten at odds-on in first-time tongue tie (removed) when runner-up in a weak Fontwell bumper in September last year. Off 15 months but one to note for support o…
|
Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell | N & W Twiston-Davies | 6 | 66.7 kg |
6
5/1
|
| — | 7 | — |
Dance In The Park (M)
[B]
Fair maiden hurdler attracted some support and fared a bit better than of late reverting to more prominent tactics in first-time blinkers at Catterick last week. Now dropped into a seller by shrewd yard and worth a second look in the betti…
|
S Bowen | M Bowen | 7 | 66.7 kg |
21
20/1
|
Betting forecast: Casa Loupi (10/11), Bigz Belief (10/3), Borna Gem (5/1), Carpe Diem (11/2), Gavin (7/1), Dance In The Park (20/1), Upthereforthinking (25/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4357.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2007.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1003.0 GBP |
| P4 | 502.0 GBP |